The document discusses Peppol, an EU-wide infrastructure that enables businesses to exchange e-invoices and other documents electronically. It notes that Peppol provides common standards, protocols, and a directory to make it easier for businesses to connect new trading partners. The benefits of Peppol include lower costs, simplified connections, and the ability to easily expand a company's network. Finally, the document reviews the status and adoption of Peppol in different European countries.

1. Why Peppol matters for your
E-Invoicing in Europe?
OpusCapita Webinar 01.12.2016
Ahti Allikas
Heikki Pulli
Matts Ek

2. Internal
Agenda
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What is Peppol:
- Infrastructure and Participants
- How does Peppol work
Challenges and solutions in the market
How can I benefit from Peppol?
Peppol in different countries
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3. What is Peppol?

4. Internal
Nature of Peppol
• Peppol - Pan-European Public Procurement Online, project funded by EC
since 2008
• OpenPeppol - association since 2012 to maintain EC project deliverables
• Driven by Public sectors
• Standards-based interoperability infrastructure:
– Routing – identification and addressing
– Delivery – transport protocol
– Formats – predefined profiles
• Relevant for B2G and B2B traffic

5. Internal
OpenPeppol
ESV
AP1
SMP_A
SML
AP2
SMP_B
Difi
OpusCapita
Peppol infrastructure and participants
Peppol Authorities
(1+6 at the moment)
Peppol Access Points (160+)
Peppol SMPs (40+)
Peppol SML (1)

6. Internal
Central DNS
about buyer’s
location
?
SMP
Access point/
Service
Provider
Access point/
Service
Provider
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Supplier Buyer
SML
Finds buyer’s
information for
supplier’s document
Maintains
information about
buyer
How does Peppol work?
SMP

7. Challenges and solutions in the market

8. Internal
Number of electronically shared business documents
growing at the same time
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Invoice
Invoice
dispute
Payment
messages
Order
Order
confirmation
Price list
Request for
Quote
Transpor-
tation
booking
Waybill
Product
catalogue
Booking
confirmation
Transpor-
tation status
message
Dispatch
advice
Forecast
Delivery
note
Procurement
Supply
chain
Inventory
report
Customs
Declaration
etc.
eTendering
chain
Financial
chainTrade
financing

9. Internal
Peppol solution for Source-to-Pay process
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• Common standards for documents
• Common technical protocols for electronic
communications
• Common directory for onboarding
• Common rules for interaction between
business partners

10. Internal
OpusCapita Business Network
Services on the OpusCapita Business Network
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B2B Integration
Order, response,
invoice
SupplierWeb
Cloud for long tail
Suppliers
Supplier connectivity
Buyer
connectivity
 Single connection to
collaborate with all
business partners
 Data transfer and conversion
 Transaction monitoring
 24/7 Service Desk
 Visibility with track & trace
 High data security
OpusCapita
Network Hub
ERP Connections
For direct purchases
Procurement
Connections
For indirect purchases
Control
Compliance
Cost savings
Invoice Workflow
Connections
For Invoice Automation
E-invoicing
Global e-invoice
network
Digitization
Scan & capture of PDF
and paper invoices
Marketplaces
Connect to e.g.
Amazon and Alibaba

11. How can I benefit from Peppol?

12. Internal
Key benefits to utilize PEPPOL in Source-2-Pay process
Hardship and difficulties today ! Opportunities with PEPPOL !
Long lead times connecting new trading partners Introducing messaging standards an mutual protocol
handling in a new eases and simplifies connection to new
trading partners
High cost for connecting, traffic and optional services Low cost for connection, less time consuming
Many, various formats and versions Only PEPPOL standards are allowed
Different protocols for communication Simplified standardized protocol with built-in high security
Lack of or no existing agreements and interconnections All trading partners has agreements
Hardship in change of operator Easy to change operator
Slow expansion of you own network of trading partners Fast roll-out and expansion since everybody is visual in
the registry
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13. Internal
Value from Peppol
• Drive your ePenetration in eInvoice Sending
– Having an easy access to 60 000+ buyers in Peppol Network
• Drive your ePenetration in eInvoice receiving
– Enlargen amount of suppliers potentially being capable to send eInvoices
– Easiest access for different international providers
• Small or no effort to drive spontanous activation by listing yourself in Peppol register

14. Peppol in different countries

15. Internal
Peppol in EU map
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Pure Peppol
Public sector usage is taking off
Used actively in construction sector.
Peppol standard format in use
Used among B2B and B2G
Norwegian format in use (EHF)
One central SMP - Difi
Voluntary use in public sector
Some use in public
sector
SimplerInvoicing
Currently B2B
Since January 2017 - B2G
Own formats
Peppol as one way to send
invoices
Own Format, One address for
public sector
Healtcare sector
piloting since 2016
Own SMP
Taking off
no mandate
yet
EU Directive 2014/55/EU
EU Directive 2010/45
EU Directive 2006/112
EU Directive 2001/115
Local legislation – public
Sector mandated
Influencers:

16. Internal
Next steps
Select AP
Ensure
Integration
Enjoy the
penetration
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17. Internal
For more information
• Links
– Official homepage: http://www.peppol.eu/
• Contact
– Ahti Allikas: ahti.allikas@opuscapita.com
• Solution owner Partners and Networks, BES Connectivity
• Project lead in Invoice Response Message in OpenPeppol
– Heikki Pulli: heikki.pulli@opuscapita.com
• Head of B2B Integration
– Matts Ek: matts.ek@opuscapita.com
• Head of onboarding
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